Most Pivotal Match-ups of 2011: West Coast

Editor's Note: This is it, the final installment of the "Most Pivotal Match-ups of 2011" series.  It includes the teams and conferences located on the West Coast, which consists primarily of Washington State, Oregon, and California.

Great Northwest Athletic Conference (GNAC)--(NCAA Division II):  Central Washington might be the team to beat in the GNAC again, but expect a tight conference race throughout the 2011 season.  Which means any game is fair game in terms of deciding this year's league champion.

Great West Conference (GWC)--(FCS):  Cal Poly at UC Davis (November 5): Although Southern Utah enters the 2011 season as the defending conference champions, this early November contest could factor into which team ultimately comes out on top.

Northwest Conference (NWC)--(NCAA Division III):  Linfield at Willamette (October 1): The Wildcats must travel to Salem to face the Bearcats in this battle or Oregon rivals.


Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC)--(NCAA Division III):  Redlands at Cal Lutheran (October 1): The Kingsmen play host to the Bulldogs in a big SCIAC showdown.